Socolovschi C., Mediannikov O., Raoult Didier, Parola P. (2009). Update on tick-borne bacterial diseases in Europe. Parasite - Journal de la Société Française de Parasitologie, 16 (4), p. 259-273. ISSN 1252-607X.
Socolovschi C., Mediannikov O., Raoult Didier, Parola P.
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Parasite - Journal de la Société Française de Parasitologie, 2009,
16 (4), p. 259-273 ISSN 1252-607X
In recent years, the prevalence of tick-borne bacterial diseases has significantly increased in European countries. The emergence and reemergence of these illnesses are attributed to changes in the environment and human behavior. Several diseases Ore caused by bacteria initially isolated from ticks and subsequently considered pathogenic. It is necessary to consider the bacteria found in arthropods capable of biting humans as potential human pathogens. Here we review the clinical and epidemiological data on bacterial tick-borne diseases in European countries. We focus on the epidemiological and clinical aspects of tick-borne rickettsioses and give an overview of other tick-borne illnesses as well as the emergence and re-emergence of these diseases.
